TSCX

A tsc wrapper with many convenient features. Bring the nodemon + JavaScript development experience to TypeScript.

Highlight

• Same usages as tsc.
• Respect tsconfig.json.
• ESM.

Differences with tsc

• ✅ Additionally support --remove for removing output folder before every compilation.
• ✅ Additionally support --copyfiles for copying non-ts files to output folder after every compilation.
• ✅ Additionally support --script <scr> for running npm run <scr> after compilation success.
• ✅ Additionally support --exec <path> for executing js file after compilation success.
• 🚨 outDir is required in tsconfig.
• 🚨 As for tsc built-in options, we only support these options below.
  • --project
  • --watch

Install

npm install typescript @rnm/tscx -D

Usage

# Equivalent to `npx tsc`
$ npx tscx

# Equivalent to `npx tsc --project tsconfig.build.json --watch`
$ npx tscx --project tsconfig.build.json --watch

# Remove output folder before compilation and then compile ts code.
$ npx tscx --remove

# Compile ts code and then copy non-ts files to output folder after compilation.
$ npx tscx --copyfiles

# Execute `npm run my-script` after compilation success.
$ npx tscx --script my-script

# Compile ts code and execute bootstrap.js after successful compilation.
$ npx tscx --exec bootstrap.js

# Compile ts code in watch mode and execute bootstrap.js after every successful compilation.
$ npx tscx --project tsconfig.build.json --watch --exec bootstrap.js

# Remove => Compile => Copy => npm run => Bootstrap => Edit any file to repeat it
$ npx tscx --project tsconfig.build.json --remove --copyfiles --watch --script my-script --exec bootstrap.js

License

MIT